John
Marin
Early Life and Artistic Foundations John Marin, born in Rutherford, New Jersey, on December 23, 1870, experienced a childhood marked by early loss. His mother’s passing just nine days after his birth led to his upbringing by maternal aunts in Weehawken, overlooking the bustling cityscape …
A portrait built from John Marin's own colours
Every 28 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.
